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Intercultural competence for public health nurses
<p>Public health nurses are required to communicate important communicable disease and preventative health information to an increasing number of immigrants and refugees accessing the American public health system. They must also obtain information on a broad scope of topics about clients and/or …
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Keeping Safe: Field Public Health Nurses' Perceptions
… data available on the issue of safety of nurses within the context of home visiting or in the public health venue. Recent research on safety in home visiting has focused on home health rather than public health nursing. The purpose of this study was to explore and explain the perception of …
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Clients' Expectations of Public Health Nurses' Home Visits
… less is known about clients' expectations for public health nurses' home visits. The aim of this study was to understand clients' expectations of public health nurses' home visits as a first step in making explicit how expectations affect client responses to, and ultimately, outcomes of public …
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Absenteeism among public health nurses : does commitment matter?
… and commitment. The sample comprised of 227 public sector nurses (54% response rate) from 11 day clinics and hospitals within the Western Cape Metropolitan District Health Services of South Africa. Affective, continuance and normative commitment to the organisation were not directly related …
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Barriers to Research Utilization Perceived by Staff Public Health Nurses
… settings, but little has been reported in a public health setting. The purpose of this survey was to describe barriers to research utilization perceived by staff public health nurses (PHN) in Southwestern Ontario and to examine the relationship of perceived barriers to the availability of …
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Public health nurses' experiences of training in Marte Meo communication skills.
… aim of this research study was to explore with Public Health Nurses their experiences of training in Marte Meo communication skills. Method: A qualitative design using a phenomenological approach was used. Data analysis was guided by a hermeneutic circle of understanding and drew upon …
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Redeployment to COVID-19 Workforces: The Lived Experiences of Public Health Nurses
… pandemic has placed unprecedented strain on healthcare systems globally. Public health nurses (PHNs) have been especially impacted as many transitioned from non-clinical roles to the frontlines of the pandemic. Available research focuses predominately on redeployed healthcare providers within …
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Women in Human Service Professions Elementary School Teachers and Public Health Nurses: A Comparative Analysis
… professions. Elementary school teachers and public health nurses were the subjects of comparison. The study looked at factors such as! workload, recognition, stress, compensation, gender stereotypes, and attrition. The results of the study indicated high levels of dissatisfaction for women in …
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Analysing Ontario Public Health Nurses Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs about Roles and Responsibilities in Addressing Climate Change
… long-term implications of climate change on the health of global populations. In 2008, the Canadian Nurses Association and the International Council of Nurses clearly defined the role of the nurse in building community resilience to climate change. The purpose of this study was to explore Ontario …
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Do dental nurses in England have a role in the early intervention of oral healthcare for infants and toddlers during mandated contacts by Specialist Community Public Health Nurses?
Oral health is a fundamental aspect of overall health and well-being, particularly in infancy and early childhood (Public Health England (PHE), 2014). In England, Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHNs) provide mandated contacts with families, creating a unique opportunity to promote …
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Using policy analysis to explore the reciprocal impact of health policy on public health nursing and public health nursing on policy.
… study was to explore the reciprocal impact of health policy on public health nursing and public health nursing on policy. This study uses a new approach to considering public health nurses’ engagement in policy: one which puts public health nurses, as actors in the policy process, at the centre …
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Moral Development and Public Health Nursing
<p>Public health nurses (PHNs) have the opportunity and professional obligation to be at the forefront of the fight to eliminate health disparities based on the practice principle of social justice. The overall purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the stage of the moral development in a …
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Iowa County Boards of Health Members' Orientation, Training, Functions and Demographic Characteristics
The problem. Boards of Health and public health nurses face increased demands for service and shrinking resources. Little is known about Board of Health member characteristics and functions. Procedure. A questionnaire developed by the researcher was mailed to a randomly selected sample of 100 Iowa …
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Identification of Needs in High Risk Prematures Significant to Public Health Nursing Follow-Up
… the hospital and cited the important role that public health nurses can play. It was hypothesized that there are needs of the high risk premature infant significant to public health nursing follow-up.</p> <p>The descriptive survey method and an interview schedule was the selected manner for …
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Implementing Change to Decrease the Re-admission Rate for Clients of a Care Transition Program
… home for adults. The microsystem is composed of public health nurses, volunteers, student interns, supervisors, and an administrative assistant. The aim statement for this change project is to improve patient safety by decreasing readmission rates by implementing an initial follow-up phone call …
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Understanding the Influence of Bureaucratic Caring on Implementation of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Multiple Case Study
… of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis in two health departments within a larger metropolitan area in southeast Texas. This study applies a relativist perspective with a constructivist approach to explore the research question. Eight clinicians and seven administrators at the two local health …
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Patient Engagement in Transitional Care
… Leader Master’s project was conducted about a public health program called the Transitional Care Program that was working in partnership with a county hospital system, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The specific aim was to reduce hospital re-admissions of high-risk patients by supporting …
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